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Jessica RayAnn Thompson Bates, 37, of Meridianville, AL passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, January 16, 2023, at 5:04 a.m. from cancer. She was cremated in accordance with her wishes.   She was predeceased by her mother, Patricia Ann Dorton. Survivors include her father, David Ray Thompson; her brother Chad; her husband, Joel; […]

Marie Antoinette Perez, 80, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2023, while in the loving comfort of Hospice Family Care and in the arms of family in Huntsville, AL where she called home in recent years. Marie is survived by her sister, Carmelita Budge and brother by marriage, Mervin Budge; her daughters, Lisa Thornton and […]

Ray Jones went to be with his Lord and Savior on January 17, 2023, at the age of 91. He died peacefully at Huntsville Hospital Hospice Family Care in Huntsville, Alabama, surrounded by his wife, children, and grandchildren. Ray was born on November 29, 1931, in Wilmington, North Carolina to Charles Allen Jones, Sr., and […]

Beryl Middlehurst Clark, 97, of Huntsville, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Beryl was born in Preston, Lancashire England, on October 13,1925. As a young volunteer for the American Red Cross during WWII, Beryl would serve coffee and doughnuts to the soldiers passing through the train station. It was there that she met […]

Charlie Helms was born and raised in Grove Hill, Alabama. He graduated from Clarke County High School where he played football, basketball, and baseball. He had an early morning paper route throughout high school and was also a Boy Scout. His early love was the St. Louis Cardinals partly because that was the only team […]

Mozelle Florence Elrod Cunningham, 98, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 13, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was born to Henry and Jewel Elrod on September 17, 1924, in Blount County Alabama. Mozelle often recounted stories of life on the family farm, especially those contests with her siblings about who could pick the most […]

Greg Welch July 20, 1954 – January 13, 2023 On Friday, January 13, 2023, Greg Welch, loving father and grandfather, passed away at the age of 68. Greg graduated from S.R. Butler High School in 1972 before going on to study Accounting at his beloved University of Alabama. After graduating from college, Greg returned to […]

Helen Maxine Scott Geis, 95, “went to be with Jesus” surrounded by the prayers of her loving family on January 11, 2023. Helen was born in Hotchkiss, Colorado on January 22, 1927, to the late Max Scott and Martha McElvain Scott. She spent her early years and attended schools in Salt Lake City, Utah, Hotchkiss, […]

John H Kastanakis, 98, of Huntsville died Thursday, 12 January 2023 at home surrounded by family. John, the son of Harry and Annie Mazurek Kastanakis, was born in Pensacola, Florida, 4 March 1924. He graduated from Pensacola High School in 1942 and Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering in Atlanta, Georgia […]

Julia LaRen Johnson was born on September 30, 1966, in Huntsville, AL, and died on January 15, 2023, in Huntsville. She was preceded in death by her father, Doyle Johnson, and her infant sister, Lydia. She is survived by her mother, Betty Sanderson Johnson; brother, Jared Johnson and wife, Lynn; nephew, Sam Johnson; nieces, Olivia […]